The Malone University men's basketball team cruised to a 93-58 victory on Saturday afternoon against Alderson Broaddus University. In the game, Pioneer junior Jaret Majestic netted 10 three-point shots, tying the school and Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) records for most made shots from beyond the arc in a single game.
 
Malone wins their second game in a row and advances to 11-7 overall in the 2019-20 season and 5-3 in G-MAC play. Alderson Broaddus falters to 4-13 and 3-6 in the conference.
 
Recap:
Majestic scored seven of the first nine Pioneer points, including a pair of trey balls, to give Malone a 9-3 edge at the first media timeout.
 
The Battlers scratched and clawed to keep things close, but the Pioneers maintained a 5-to-10 point advantage in the middle stages of the period behind steady shooting from the likes of Bo Myers, Daylan Haynie and gritty plays from Sehill Mouliom and Eli Ramsey.
 
A rim-rattling dunk from Mouliom fueled a Pioneer offensive outbreak. Marcus Ernst caught a pass on the left block and dished out a perfect dime to Mouliom cutting down the middle of the lane for the vicious slam. With Osborne Hall filled with energy, Malone went on a 10-0 run that extended the lead to 20 late in the half.
 
Heading into the intermission, Majestic made it known that he was not going to be denied on the afternoon. Over the final 1:47, Majestic splashed home three trifectas to give him six in the half and drove a 47-22 Pioneer advantage at the break. Malone put the clamps on the Battlers in half number one, holding them to 8-of-31 shooting (25.8%).
 
Alderson Broaddus scored the first four points in the second stanza, but Majestic delivered a knockout punch with triples on back-to-back-to-back possessions to total nine three-point makes before the under-16 media timeout.
 
Haynie recorded one of his eight assists to Ernst for a two-handed jam to combat a small scoring spree from the Battlers and retake momentum with 15 minutes left in the contest.
 
Off the bench, Myers performed a shooting clinic of his own from long range, scoring 22 points in the game and knocked down three consecutive longballs in a four-minute span mid-way through the half to give the Pioneers a 71-39 lead.
 
With 9:02 remaining, Majestic would hit his tenth three-point shot of the day to tie Phil Gebhardt, who scorched the nets for 10 three-piece buckets on Febuary 4, 1992 versus Geneva College.
 
10 of the 11 Pioneer players scored as Malone pulled away to a 93-58 victory.
 
Game Highlights:
- Malone scored first 62 seconds into the game and led wire-to-wire. It is the third time this season the Pioneers never trailed in a game (Carlow, Clarion).
- From the field, Malone shot 33-of-62 (53.2%) compared to Alderson Broaddus' 23-of-63 (36.5%). The Pioneers shot 16-of-27 (59.3%) from downtown, their second-highest shooting percentage from deep in a game this season.
- Malone outscored the Battlers off the bench 34-16 in the game. Bo Myers was the major scoring threat with 22 on the day, 5-of-7 from three-point land.
 
Malone Individual Highlights:
- Jaret Majestic led all scorers in the game with 31 points, tying his career high. His 10-of-14 shooting performance from three tied the school and conference record for most made three-point shots in a single game.
- Bo Myers shot 75% in the game at 8-of-12, connected on five threes, and totaled 22 points.
- Marcus Ernst secured a game-high 11 rebounds, his fourth consecutive game at Osborne Hall with double-digit boards.
 
Alderson Broaddus Individual Highlights:
- Malik Bocook tallied 17 total points for the Battlers on 7-of-14 from the field.
- Troy Cantrell collected a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
- Colton Huestis led bench scorers for Alderson Broaddus with eight points, including two hits from beyond the arc.
 
Up Next:
The Pioneers take the floor one week from today on Saturday, January 25 for the 2020 Malone Athletics Hall of Fame game at home versus Hillsdale College. The women will tip-off at 1 pm followed by the men's team at 3 pm.